About Azubuike
Azubuike African American Council for the Arts was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 2014, after existing for many years as a grassroots gathering of artists and educators working to provide cultural enrichment activities to underserved youth, primarily from the African American communities of Davenport and Rock Island.
The founders and board of directors include many individuals with years of experience working in the schools and social organizations of the Quad Cities. These experiences give us a unique understanding of the needs of the underserved and minority communities and how best to meet those needs.
The Azubuike African American Council for the Arts mission is to reconcile the racial divides that exist in our community by giving at-risk youth a voice to express themselves, be heard without bias, and spark a much larger conversation about race relations in the Quad Cities through the arts.
Our vision is to use the arts to help us understand our past and show us how to shape our future while telling a compelling story about why our lives matter.

Quad City Arts is a nonprofit arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad Cities region through the arts. Located in a bi-state region serving six counties in Iowa and Illinois, our key program areas are performing arts, visual arts, and community arts. Quad City Arts is focused on improving the local community through connecting economics, arts and artists, audiences and services.